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There are 135 or more known genera of pterosaur, and each genus has at least one species. Different species were different sizes. Pterodactylus, a relatively small pterosaur, had an adult wingspan of about 5 feet. Quetzalcoatlus, the largest known pterosaur, had a wingspan of 33 to 36 feet.

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